Celebrating World Animal Day with salute to animals via animal ABCs. A is for Alligator. This is not an albino alligator but leucistic alligator, one of the ‘famous’ white gators in Black Pearl, New Orleans. The photographer called this shot, “Mirror Mirror on the Wall…” Photo #1 by praline3001

B is for Bears as in these grizzly bears play fighting. Photo #2 by Brocken Inaglory

C is for Cheetah hunting in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, as seen during a safari. Photo #3 by Steve Garvie

D is donkey and her nursing foal. Photo #4 by Lilly M.

E is for elephant, in this case — an elephant in the room. Photo #5 by David Blackwell

F is for Fennec Fox, or a whole family of Fennec Foxes. Photo #6 by Joachim S. Müller

G is for Giraffes. These two giraffes are ‘fighting’ in Ithala Game Reserve, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Photo #7 by Luca Galuzzi

H is for horses. These wild horses are located in the Erlebnispark Tripsdrill wildlife and theme park near Cleebronn in Southern Germany. Photo #8 by Robin Müller

I is for Iguana. This Marine Iguana is at Espanola Island, Galapagos. Photo #9 by blinking idiot

J is for Jaguar. This bored jaguar was found yawning at the Toronto Zoo. Photo #10 by Marcus Obal

K is for Koala. The conservation status of these cute marsupials are listed as vulnerable. Photo #11 by Susan (Pandora’s Perspective)

L is Lemur. This ring-tailed lemur is holding her twins that were born the night before the photo was taken. Photo #12 by sannse

M is for Moose, as in this moose in Denali National Park, Alaska. Photo #13 by blmiers2

N is for Narwhals. These medium-sized whales live year-round in the Arctic. Narwhal males have a long, straight tusk, that is actually an elongated upper left canine. Photo #14 by BadFon

O is for Owl as in this Barn Owl in flight. Photo #15 by Luc Viatour

P is for Penguins, such as this family of Emperor Penguins in Antarctica. Photo #16 by Martha de Jong-Lantink

Q is for Quoll. This is a black morph of the Eastern Quoll, a carnivorous marsupial which is native to mainland Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania. Photo #17 by Ways

R is for Rhinoceros; this one has oxpecker birds along for the ride. Photo #18 by Arno Meintjes

S is for Seal. This young and silly Southern Elephant Seal is located on the island of South Georgia, a part of the South Sandwich Islands. Photo #19 by Serge Ouachée

T is for Tarsier. The photographer noted, “What’s cuter than 1 tarsier in a tree? 2 tarsiers – the world’s smallest primate.” Photo #20 by Paul Williams

U is for Uakari. This is the Red Uakari, a primate that is small and has a short tail, but is best known for it’s naked face which most commonly ranges from pink to deep red in color. It lives in the tropical rainforest of South America. Photo #21 by alobos flickr

V is for Vulture. This is a Cape Vulture in flight at the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve, Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa. Photo #22 by

W is for Wolf. A big, bad, beautiful, wolf with a vicious snarl. Photo #23 by Mind Virus via reddit

X is for Xanthareel, a yellow eel. Photo #24 by Mary E Campbell

Y is for Yak, as in this Yak near the sacred Yundrok Yumtso Lake, Tibet. Photo #25 by Dennis Jarvis

Z is for Zebra. This zebra herd stopped off at a watering hole at Etosha National Park in Namibia. Photo #26 by Aftab Uzzaman